HISTORICAL HARTFORD HARDWARE, HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED COLT REVOLVERS.
Colt Collectors Press, 1976. 1st edition. 42 pages of famous Colts, photos. Lots of Colt Single actions & famous owners.

Neumann illustrates over 700 historic bladed weapons as he traces the history of the edged weapons used by both sides in America's War for Independence. This companion book to Neumann's Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution includes swords, halberds, bayonets, knives, axes and other bladed arms and tools. Descriptive text for each weapon includes measurements and other significant details.

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"This book is an excellent illustrated reference to the many types of edged weapon in use from medieval times to the early twentieth century both in this country and elsewhere. As such it is an invaluable source of information for all those interested in or wanting to learn more about the subject, quite apart from the helpful guidance on pricing which it contains. With eight hundred plus examples illustrated, the author is able not only to compare and contrast quality of the individual items but also, by the chronological arrangement, to indicate the development of particular types. Three sections "- Swords, Daggers etc., and Staff Weapons are further divided into a named group of weapons or into a recognisable typological grouping, thus giving the reader easy access to the type of weapon in which he has a particular interest. This book is another welcome addition to the acclaimed Price Guide Series and, as a key reference, will fill a long-standing need for such a work felt by collectors and military researchers and historians." Grey cloth with gilt lettering in photo-illustrated dustwrapper.

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The Northern Half of India: The Kushan Period; The Gupta Period; The Pala Period; The Medieval Period in Western India; The Medieval Period in Orissa; The Islamic Peirod; The Last Five Centuries of Hindu India; The Southern Half of India: Antiquity; The Early Mediaeval Period; The Late Mediaeval Period; The Modern Period in the South East; The Post-Mediaeval Period in the Western Deccan; The Late 18th Century Mysore; Nepal: The Ram Dao; Assam; Appendices: The Kopis Blade; Techniques & Styles in the Decorative Arts; Hilt Forms & their Local variants.

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This book is about the keris.
However, a discussion of the keris is a discussion of life in Javanese, Balinese, Madurese, Sulawesi, and other Indonesian communities where the keris is found and used. These weapons were originally of the species referred to as stabbing weapons. Further development gave rise to variations in form and function, due to diverse factors such as geographical situation and environmental influences. The keris is one product of this evolution. It has achieved its present form and function after a sufficiently long era of development.

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Ersatz (substitute) bayonets were made in Germany during the early years of World War I, because there weren't enough regulation bayonets to equip the rapidly expanding army. Ersatz bayonets were manufactured in local workshops, resulting in hundreds of variations. I only have a small number of examples, however, these should aid in making a general identification. The German specification was for a 12-inch blade. In addition to newly-constructed bayonets, Ersatz Bayonets were also created by modifying captured bayonets of other countries. As time went on, these stop-gap bayonets were replaced by regulation bayonets and many went n to Turkish forces. The Turks shortened many blades to 10-inches and shortened examples can be presumed to have been in Turkish hands (or 'Turked' if you like).

Author of the definitive A Collector's Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle and Its Predecessors, the Model 1895 and 1899, David Royal now presents the beautiful and elaborately engraved variants of the 99. Although widely perceived as utilitarian, Savage’s Models 1895, 1899, and 99 were often ornamented by gifted artisans. Nine of Savage’s first model, the 1895, were manufactured by Marlin and engraved by their in-house engraver, Conrad Ulrich. Photographs of six of these rifles are included, along with an extensive biography of the Ulrich family of engravers. The Model 1899s were engraved by Enoch Tue and featured a great variety of engraving and a long list of other enhancements. This is considered the heyday of engraved Savages, and all of Tue’s styles are covered here. The Model 99s were available with engraving sporadically until the end of Savage 99 production, and these later iterations are also discussed in detail.

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Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers. A study of the invention of the percussion gun by the Rev. Alexander Forsyth in the early 19th century. The greatest step forward since the invention of gunpowder and the most important development since firearms were first made. The Forsyth guns were not only revolutionary but among the finest made during the great era of English gun making. All known examples of Forsyth & Co.'s work are described in detail, 8 colour plates, 120 b&w illustrations.1969.

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Deutsche Kampfmesser (German combat knives).
German text only, profusely illustrated.

Invaluable reference covers rebellion, army, air force, navy, and civil officials' swords, plus military dirks, including the kamikaze "aikuchi" blades, sword knots and belts, and swords for surrender.

In this volume the author covers the smaller companies, the agents and the retailers that were such an important part of the gunpowder trade. Oriental and Hercules are, or were, major firms but most of this book is devoted to the names that are all but unknown, except to a few advanced collectors. Again the majority of the examples shown are from the Bacyk collection but another major source has been found in the Hagley Museum and Library. Hagley is connected with Dupont and many extremely rare cans, kegs and labels are from them. Samples from a few individual collectors are also included. Numerous illustrations.

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In less than four years Edouard Foa covered 7200 miles, mostly on foot--from the Zambezi delta on Africa's east coast to the mouth of the Congo on the west. He risked every form of tropical disease and death from dangerous game and the unreliability of early guns. Foa succeeded in his efforts to create for the Paris Museum one of the finest collections of African animals and plants in the world. his account is full of hard, almost fatally earned bush knowledge.

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This book provides a reference to Purdey's flintlock, percussion muzzle loading arms and early breech-loaders.

Covers German Flare Guns and Ammunition from 1889 to 2010, features 703 pages in full-colour with thousands of photographs.
The book will be very useful to collectors, buyers and sellers of German flare pistols and ammunition.
"Anyone interested in WWII German flare guns must have this book. Written by a man who has a passion for flare guns, this book explains in great detail all of the different WWII production flare pistols as well as the hundreds of different munitions used with flare pistols.
A fascinating reference book!"

Sharps Firearms, Volume 4.
This volume contains 492 pages and includes the following chapters: Model 1878 Military Rifles, Sharps Model 1878 Military Carbines, Sharps Model 1878 Officer’s Model Rifles & Carbines and “Special Military Rifles,” Model 1878 Long Range Target Rifles, Model 1878 Sporting Rifles, Model 1878 Mid-Range Target Rifles, Model 1878 Short Range Target Rifles, Model 1878 Schützen Target Rifles, Model 1878 Business Rifles, Model 1878 Hunter’s Rifles, Model 1878 Express Rifles, Model 1878 “A” Rifles & Model 1874 “Saddle Rifles”, Sharps Repeating Rifles and Lee Rifles, Model 1878 Overbaugh Rifles, Gunsmith Modified Model 1878 Rifles, Sharps Long Range Rifles in Great Britain & Ireland, Sharps Line-Throwing Guns, Sharps Double-Barrel Shotguns, Sharps & Hankins Rifles and Carbines, Modern Sharps Firearms and The Decline & Fall of the Sharps Company.

WOLFGANG BERK; Text German / English, 280 pages, hardcover, hundreds of color photos!
After decades of research into William Tranter's weapons, the author now presents us with this impressive basic work. It enables not only collectors, but also dealers and auction houses to precisely classify and describe weapons manufactured by Tranter.
The picture section shows almost all of the weapon models manufactured by Tranter in colour, each from the right and left side and often also with a cassette. The numbers found also make it possible to correctly estimate the frequency of a weapon in a particular calibre.
This makes the book an indispensable reference work for collectors and arms dealers!

Detailed coverage of the sights found on rifles such as Ballard, Marlin, Colt, Maynard, Peabody, Remington, Savage, Sharps, Stevens, Wesson, Whitney, Winchester, etc. The book covers the products made by the companies that made the rifles as listed above, as well as sight manufacturers such as Lyman, King, and Marbles. Also covered are sights made by experimenters and tinkerers who had some production, often with just a sight or two in their product line. A chapter is devoted to some of the early telescopic sight manufacturers such as Mogg, Malcolm, Sidle, Stevens, and several that are so obscure that most collectors have never heard of them. Sight adjusters, which are occasionally found comprise another chapter. To finish the book the last chapter is devoted to some of the sight patents.

Swords of the Emperor.
A Guide to the Identification of Imperial Japanese Swords, 1873 – 1945
Japan is internationally renowned for its traditional swords, but comparatively little has been written about the swords of the Imperial period, which include both traditional, hand-made examples and modern, machine-made types. After Japan was ‘opened’ to the West in the 19th century, a period of rapid modernization saw the adoption of European-style military arms, uniforms, and accoutrements. This was also reflected in changes to military swords, which closely echoed Western designs—albeit with a Japanese twist—until a period of resurgent nationalism in the 1930s that continued through the Second World War. Swords of the Emperor follows the evolution of Japanese military, police, diplomatic, and court swords throughout this fascinating, complex period.

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The Book chronicles the history of North America's best selling over and under gun. There are serial numbers, sales figures, and total number of guns sold by gauge. Many rare photographs are included. There are also sections on the Browning family business history and the engraved, deluxe and custom Browning Superposed shotguns. Very comprehensive. An outstanding and important reference.